The Trump administration's AI policy is moving closer to the "sovereign AI" playbook pursued by China, according to a new analysis. The view holds that the US and China are converging on the idea that AI is too strategically important to be left to the private market alone.
July 2025 · National AI Strategy
Washington Embraces "Sovereign AI" — Borrowing From Beijing's Playbook
The Trump administration is reframing AI as a strategic national asset rather than a pure market good — converging with China on the idea that AI is too vital to national security to leave to the private sector alone.
28-page
"America's AI Action Plan" national strategy
3 pillars
Innovation · Infrastructure · Diplomacy & security
Full stack
Compute · data · models · applications, bundled for export
State money pours into sovereign AI worldwide
Headline commitments (US figure on a separate scale — see label)
~$500bn
US · Stargate
private–government project
£500m
UK · Sovereign AI Unit
smaller scale
EU · Eurostack
European-controlled AI infrastructure
Middle East
AI chip deals with UAE / Saudi, national AI hubs
Two superpowers, one conclusion
China
State-led since the 2010s — "Made in China 2025," control of the AI full stack
→
United States
From private-sector leadership → stepped-up state direction under a second Trump term
Both powers converge: AI = a strategic national asset, not a pure market good.
Supporters say
Preserves US AI leadership
Counters China's "industrial scale" model theft
Balances private innovation with national security
Critics warn
Deregulation could undermine safety
Allies' dependence on US tech risks accelerating multipolarity
May push Europe and neutral states toward China
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